This is a tested-in-the-trenches approach to inspiring employees and driving strategic execution. In business, a strategy is only as good as its execution. Without the full engagement of the entire workforce, a business leader is like a general without an army. In The Art of Eng…
When CEOs think about the supply chain, it's usually to cut costs. But the smartest leaders see supply chain and sourcing for what they can be: hidden tools for outperforming the competition. Steve Jobs, upon returning to Apple in 1997, focused on transforming the supply chain. …
The aim of this leading textbook is to provide a thorough understanding of the theories, approaches and practice of organisational change. It critically examines the approaches to change that are on offer, indicates their usefulness and drawbacks and sets them within the broad c…
The aim of this leading textbook is to provide a thorough understanding of the theories, approaches and practice of organisational change. It critically examines the approaches to change that are on offer, indicates their usefulness and drawbacks and sets them within the broad c…
For years, automotive supplier GAFFER has been able to survive using its old management and production practices. But times have been changing and GAFFER's future looks bleak. Jake is a retired production planner, reflecting on his long history with the GAFFER factory and what i…
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Part I Light the Fuse -- Chapter 1 Tinderbox: Hazardous Unwritten Rules -- Who We Are -- Why Best Practices Persist -- Ossification of Playbooks -- Playbooks Produce Orthodoxy -- The Plan -- Chapter 2 Spark: Acceleration…
"Over the past few decades, there has been a growing concern about the social and environmental risks which have come along with the progress achieved through a variety of mutually intertwined modernization processes. In recent years these concerns are transformed into a widely-…
The Effective Change Manager's Handbook helps practitioners, employers and academics define and practise change management successfully and develop change management maturity within their organization. A single-volume learning resource covering the range of knowledge required, i…
"The Effective Change Manager's Handbook is explicitly designed to help practitioners, employers and academics define and practice change management successfully and to develop change management maturity within their organization. A single-volume learning resource covering the r…
Most individuals who move into leadership positions experience the modern day version of trial by ordeal. It's sink or swim. To reduce the learning curve and create a more effective process, Leader Evolution describes a road map for leadership development, a series of four stage…
"The rhetoric of business continues to tell us that the pace of change is accelerating and that anticipating and responding to change are essential for organizational survival. Indeed, it is easy to find examples of organizations, small and large, that have ceased to exist becau…
"The rhetoric of business continues to tell us that the pace of change is accelerating and that anticipating and responding to change are essential for organizational survival. Indeed, it is easy to find examples of organizations, small and large, that have ceased to exist becau…
"The rhetoric of business continues to tell us that the pace of change is accelerating and that anticipating and responding to change are essential for organizational survival. Indeed, it is easy to find examples of organizations, small and large, that have ceased to exist becau…
Changes are rarely accomplished by individuals. People are social animals and changes are social processes which have to be organized. Social psychology is essential for the effectiveness and development of the field of change management. It is necessary to understand people in …
